rev. dan king
let’s walk this faith together.
Author, Episcopal deacon, and speaker. Writing for 19 years on Scripture, prayer, service, and ancient practices that meet us at the intersection of everyday life.
Holy Rhythms for Hurting Hearts
Essays on Mental Health and Ancient Church Practices
Holy Rhythms for Hurting Hearts is a collection of deeply personal and pastoral essays exploring how ancient Christian practices can meet us in the middle of modern mental health struggles. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, burnout, grief, or simply longing for peace in a chaotic world, this book offers a gentle invitation to find healing through sacred rhythms like prayer, Sabbath, liturgy, service, and more.
Written with honesty and hope, this book doesn’t offer quick fixes. Instead, it points to the beauty of slowing down, showing up, and rooting yourself in practices that have carried the Church through centuries of both suffering and joy.
Author · Episcopal Deacon · Speaker · blogging since 2007
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he smells like mouthwash
Each Sunday he shows up. He stumbles in, unkempt and a little noisy. Typically his daughters come with him. (They love our children's ministry.) He sits in the metal folding chairs in our little church plant startup meeting at our local VFW Bingo Hall. Usually,...
when you’re worried about your appearance
I’m pretty sure my wedding dress is still in there--though I can’t be totally sure since I haven’t opened that box since the cleaners sealed it in 1971. They buried my husband’s grandmother in hers. If I passed on today, there’s not a chance they’d be able to...
the path to freedom
I sit in quiet and wait. Though I've been nagging God for answers and insight, He remains silent on a particular issue I keep bringing before Him. I'm puzzling over the questions I'm asking--are they the right ones? Is my focus in the wrong place? Maybe. And some...
when you want to move beyond being hacked off: activist faith
Today I am excited to have one of the authors of Activist Faith, Dan Darling, joining us. The newly released book Activist Faith tackles twelve tough issues and gives readers practical ideas on how to get involved. Let's meet Dan Darling....
a world of wonder, and a fragrance of redemption
The air breathes cool through the open window, wafts past the “clean cotton” Yankee Candle votive that releases just a hint of fragrance. The shrub sways in time with the bell rope, and a hummingbird buzzes at the feeder, hovers in place, sips and savors. A...
where freedom begins
It was the Monday to end all Mondays. We had made it to lunchtime only hanging by a thread. Leftover hamburgers from the weekend grill were forced into the microwave while hunger held tightly to the greasy door handle, waiting for the ding. Peanut butter slathered...
posts about serving others from around the web
With your big deeds and small acts, you inspire. Here's a round-up of favorite others-centered finds from around the web: Getting Egged by Mark Buchanan. Don't worry. The egging Mark Buchanan talks about doesn't include a messy clean-up. Fab quote: "Most my...
things my mother never taught me
One day I’m going to write a book, my adult son Casey tells me. It’s going to be titled “Things My Mother Never Taught Me.“ That’s not comforting news to a mother like me who homeschooled her children from kindergarten through high school and prone to fear that she...
free from not measuring up
I flip through pages, thousands of them, all tissue thin with an ink everlasting. They tell the stories, this Holy Book of books; these living, breathing words unfolding the hearts of saints and sinners, words that mark the law of Moses and the ministry of Jesus, this...
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05.31.2026 Trinity Sunday Sermon
